Oscar winner SANDRA BULLOCK opens up about the excruciating pain caused by the disintegration of her marriage to love rat JESSE JAMES.

Bullock, 47, told Associated Press she thought she'd never return to acting following the shameful debacle, and that she believed she was “permanently broken.”

"I was perfectly content to be permanently broken," Bullock revealed about the heartbreaking 2010 scandal, which imploded when it became apparent James had cheated on Sandy with tat queen Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee.

The news of James’ infidelity broke just days after Bullock won her Oscar for Best Actress in The Blind Side. During her acceptance speech she gave thanks to her husband of five years, completely obviously oblivious to his pernicious peccadilloes.

Bullock said that director Stephen Daldry lured her back to set with a starring role in new flick, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, which occurs after the terror attacks of 9/11/01.

"I honestly didn't think I was in a place where I wanted to work or wanted to step out of where I was. ... I wasn't prepared. But the opportunity was louder than my head," she said.

"So we had a great time,” she said.

 “It's no longer 'selfish actress' in the moment. I wanted to have an amazing time with him and, fortunately, Mr. Daldry presented it. In every possible way, it was the best!"

As RadarOnline.com had reported, James cheated on Bullock with at least four women.